Small doses

Published: Thursday, August 15, 2002

Men's diet topic of Covenant class

What men should include in their diets and what they should stay away from to ward off prostate cancer is the topic for a free class by Covenant Health System's Joe Arrington Cancer Research and Treatment Center.

The Prostate Health Nutrition Class is from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Tuesday in the Arnett Room on the sixth floor of Covenant Medical Center-Lakeside, 4000 24th St.

Other topics will be the benefits of soy and lycopene and how to incorporate them into a low-fat, high-fiber diet, as well as the pros and cons of various vitamins, minerals and dietary supplements.

Reservations are required. For details, call 725-7977.

Heart association wins 8 awards

The Lubbock Division of the American Heart Association recently was presented eight awards by the Texas affiliate at the annual Golden Heart Awards Ceremony in San Antonio.

The Lubbock division re ceived awards for Outstand ing Gala and Out standing Jump Rope for Heart event. The division also received an Outstanding Prevention and Treatment Award for its activities for fighting heart disease and stroke, along with the Outstanding Underserved Markets Award for the success of its first Hispanic Gala.

Also, the Lubbock division was earned an award for Outstanding Public Advocacy for exceptional efforts in promoting the mission of the Heart Association through its public advocacy programs. Additional awards include the Outstanding Communication Award, Outstanding Operation Heartbeat Award and the Double Digit Award, which it received for the sixth consecutive year for increasing fund-raising efforts by 12 percent.

Link between obesity, cancer known by few

A new survey commissioned by the American Institute for Cancer Research indicates that although Americans are deeply concerned about obesity and cancer, few are aware of the link between the two.

Asked to name major risk factors for developing cancer, 6 percent of 1,025 Americans surveyed mentioned overweight and obesity. They were more likely to mention exposure to chemicals (22 percent), high-fat diets (18 percent), exposure to the sun (18 percent), family history (11 percent) and alcohol (7 percent).

Being overweight and inactive accounts for one quarter to one-third of all cases of breast cancer, colon cancer, endometrial cancer, kidney cancer and esophageal cancer worldwide.